Helen Garner: A Life in Letters
ABOUT THE SHOW
In this very special event, Helen Garner discusses her life and career, revisiting the novels and writing process she documents in her diaries alongside the complexities of a life lived on the page.
PART OF BRISBANE WRITERS FESTIVAL
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Helen Garner writes novels, stories, screenplays and works of non-fiction. In 2006 she received the inaugural Melbourne Prize for Literature, and in 2016 she won the prestigious Windham–Campbell Prize for non-fiction and the Western Australian Premier’s Book Award. In 2019 she was honoured with the Australia Council Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature. Her books include Monkey Grip, The Spare Room, This House of Grief and Everywhere I Look. Her most recent work is The Season.
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Suitable for 15+
18 months and under free on the knee; all other ages must hold a vaild ticket
Contains adult themes
Contains coarse language
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Helen Garner writes novels, stories, screenplays and works of non-fiction. In 2006 she received the inaugural Melbourne Prize for Literature, and in 2016 she won the prestigious Windham–Campbell Prize for non-fiction and the Western Australian Premier’s Book Award. In 2019 she was honoured with the Australia Council Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature. Her books include Monkey Grip, The Spare Room, This House of Grief and Everywhere I Look. Her most recent work is The Season.
